Togo: Ex Defence Minister arrested
Togolese Prime Minister Faure Gnassingbe’s sister-in-law, who’s also the ex Defence Minister, has been arrested after calling for end to family rule.How aid cuts and crocodile attacks are contributing...
22 Sep 202532min
Guinea: Why the constitutional referendum matters
Guineans will vote in a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday, that would permit junta leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president, despite his promise not to do so when he seized power four yea...
19 Sep 202529min
UN accuses South Sudanese leaders of 'systematic looting'
South Sudan: UN report accuses leaders of "systematic looting" The government denies the allegationsWhy was the Gambia’s auditor general forcibly removed by police from office? Plus, why domestic work...
18 Sep 202522min
Mali: Fuel tankers set ablaze
Several fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali after al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who had declared a blockade on fuel imports to the country, attacked a convoy of more than 100 vehicles. That's according ...
17 Sep 202532min
Are treason charges being weaponized in Africa?
Why is the treason charge being used against several key opposition figures in some African countries ?We meet Elsa Owusu-Sarpong - aka Bikergirl El’- the tireless road safety campaigner from Ghana. W...
16 Sep 202533min
Dubai: BBC investigates deaths of Ugandan women
A Ugandan woman, Monic Karungi, known online as Mona Kizz, tragically fell to her death from a Dubai high-rise in 2022. Within hours her name was trending. A grainy video of a woman jumping from a bu...
15 Sep 202532min
Steve Biko inquest reopens in South Africa
South Africa is to reopen an inquest into the death of anti-apartheid figure Steve Biko, who died in police custody. It will officially be registered in court on the anniversary of Biko's death, the ...
11 Sep 202534min
Africa's climate summit: what viable solutions?
Will the second Africa climate summit produce tangible solutions to fight for climate justice?Police abuse is widespread in Kenya a new study finds. Rights groups warn the findings expose systemic fai...
10 Sep 202530min
